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First Tembien: the Last Sweet Hours Conquest of Ethiopia #18 |
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| (Attacker) Italy | vs | Ethiopia (Defender) |
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| Overall Rating, 5 votes |
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2.6
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| Scenario Rank: 1033 of 1093 |
| Parent Game | Conquest of Ethiopia |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1936-01-21 |
| Start Time | 05:00 |
| Turn Count | 12 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 139 |
| Net Morale | 0 |
| Net Initiative | 1 |
| Maps | 2: 84, 90 |
| Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty | 170 |
| AAR Bounty | 168 |
| Total Plays | 3 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
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| Hill Control |
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| Conquest of Ethiopia | Base Game |
| Introduction |
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While the victorious Italians exploited their success at First Tembien by occupying Mount Lata, another Italian force marched from the opposite direction in an operational pincer maneuver. At dawn, as Tenente Colonnello Buttà’s Column resumed its advance, they met some tenacious but still uncoordinated resistance. |
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The brief battle caused very few losses to the Italians but many to the Ethiopians. While the Ethiopians launched numerous brave attacks, they never managed to overwhelm the Italians with their superior numbers. The one-sided fight quickly broke the will of Ras Cassa’s officers and their units fled the battleground. The MVSN units fought very well in the clash but scarcely mentioned the battle in their news reels. After sorting out the wounded, Tenente Colonnello Buttà continued their march toward the other arm of the pincer. |
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| Ethiopian Imperial Army |
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| Imperial Irregulars |
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| Sefari |
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| Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale |
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| Regio Corpo di Truppe Coloniali |
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| Regio Esercito |
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| Yet another . . . | ||||||||||||||
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This was another in a series of uninspired, nonplaytested, infantry-only, slugfests in the wilds of Ethiopia. We played it in 3 sessions, with the determined, MIguelibal leading the fierce Ethiopians that came in several flavors: standard troops, irregulars, etc., as well as several kinds of Italian troops that I led. Both sides drew middling leaders. The attacking Ethiopians had it all their way in the first 5 turns before they suffered a senior leader decapitation, and their fortunes subsequently went rapidly downhill. We thought that, as published, this one is better played in SOLO mode. We both give it a rating 3. |
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| 1 Comment |
More penance for the many sins of the tank-happy, or armor-obsessed?